Loom for LinkedIn: link or native video?
By Tirth Shah, founder of Bub · Updated
A Loom in a LinkedIn message is a link: the other person sees a preview and clicks out to Loom's site to watch. A native LinkedIn video plays right inside the chat. LinkedIn can't record video in a chat on desktop, but Bub, a free Chrome extension, records your camera, screen or both like Loom does and sends it as a native LinkedIn video.
Add Bub to Chrome, it's freeLoom link vs native LinkedIn video
| Loom link | Native video with Bub | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it plays | On Loom's site, after a click | Inside the LinkedIn chat |
| What they see first | A link preview | A video in the conversation |
| Record camera, screen or both | Yes | Yes |
| Record from LinkedIn | No, record in Loom, then paste | Yes, from the message box |
| Viewer insights (who watched) | Yes | No |
| Cost | Free plan with limits, paid plans | Free |
Loom is great for sharing a recording with a team or tracking views. For a one-to-one LinkedIn message, a video that plays in the chat asks less of the other person: no new tab, no unfamiliar link.
How to send a Loom-style video natively on LinkedIn
- Add Bub to Chrome. Install Bub from the Chrome Web Store. It's free.
- Open a LinkedIn chat. Any conversation on linkedin.com, or a new message.
- Start recording. Click the Bub button and pick Video, or press ⌘⇧Y on Mac (Ctrl+Shift+Y on Windows).
- Choose camera, screen or both. Screen with your face in a bubble is the classic Loom-style walkthrough.
- Review and send. It arrives as a native LinkedIn video that plays in the chat.
When to use Loom and when to send native video
- Native video: cold and warm one-to-one outreach, follow-ups, quick answers, anything where you want a reply.
- Loom: recordings you'll share in many places, team updates, or when you need to know who watched.
- Voice note instead: when there's nothing to show. It's quicker to record and to play.
Questions
Is there a Loom for LinkedIn?
Bub works like Loom inside LinkedIn: record your camera, screen or both from LinkedIn's message box, and it's sent as a native video that plays in the chat, not a link. It's a free Chrome extension.
Do Loom videos play inside LinkedIn messages?
No. A Loom shows up as a link preview, and the other person watches it on Loom's site.
Can I record my screen and send it in a LinkedIn DM?
Yes, with Bub. Pick screen recording, with or without your camera, and it sends as a native LinkedIn video.
Is Bub free?
Yes, the extension is free forever, with unlimited voice notes, videos and snippets.
Checked October 6, 2026. LinkedIn changes its features and limits from time to time.